Giving Life to The Cooperative

Irma Tambunan

16 July 2019

It is not an easy feat to revive a long-dormant cooperative. Amid pessimism, Riswanto, 49, diligently builds enthusiasm and hope. The results are real: The cooperatives have turned into the foundation of community welfare.
Several achievements are persistently made by the Karya Mukti village [...]

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We need to cease all attempts to undermine our culture by lighting lanterns to illuminate our path in the dark of the night. It is better to tread with a small light of our own culture rather than under the light of another’s full moon....

Radicalism that wants to change a social political system in a short time through extreme or violent means has penetrated the universities. The State Intelligence Agency said in 2018 that 39 percent of students in 15 provinces showed...

Age may exist, but humanitarian activities lives on through the ages. That principle has allowed John Siga to continue his struggle, never stopping his activism. He moves from village to village in Sikka regency, East Nusa Tenggara, to...